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Covid-19

Exploring the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa on health, the economy, politics, social issues, culture and more. (This section includes articles from both the main site and the Debating Ideas sub-section.)

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    The Dangers of Covid-20: South Sudan’s Political Dilemma

    By Joshua Craze Naomi Pendle
    May 14, 2020
    Covid-19 presents opportunities to authoritarian governments throughout Africa to extend their control of society. The same is true in South Sudan
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    Photo essay: In Congo, from epidemic to pandemic

    By Finbarr O' Reilly, Arlette Bashizi, Justin Makangara & Moses Sawasawa
    May 14, 2020
    Read all our COVID-19 coverage  The Democratic Republic of Congo was getting ready to declare itself Ebola-free when COVID-19 hit. Since 2018 , Ebola ...
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    Why is the Somali diaspora so badly hit by COVID-19?

    By Yusuf Sheikh Omar
    May 13, 2020
    The Somali community in Europe has lost many lives to the coronavirus. We are significantly over-represented in infection and death figures. Read all our ...
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    We need to talk about burials: COVID-19 in Africa

    By Akebe Luther King Abia
    May 13, 2020
    Various measures can be taken to avoid burial grounds becoming potential reservoirs for the coronavirus. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  As the death toll ...
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    Covid-19 Underscores the Need to Overhaul Social Policies Across Africa

    By Nidhi Parekh
    May 13, 2020
    Covid-19 Underscores the Need to Overhaul Social Policies across Africa
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    Neglected refugees find themselves even more neglected during COVID-19

    By Lucy Hovil & Vittorio Capici
    May 12, 2020
    The experiences of refugees in Uganda exposes both a governmental and global failure. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  As COVID-19 spreads across the world, ...
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    Africa will rise if we do it right

    By Benjamin Mkapa
    May 12, 2020
    Tanzania’s former president calls for governments to provide greater support for conservation and tourism during COVID-19. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  As researchers and ...
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    Are African Governments Engaging Enough in Covid-19 Clinical Trial Participation?

    By Lenias Hwenda
    May 11, 2020
    Only a limited number of African countries are currently participating in Covid-19 clinical trials
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    Prisons in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Africa

    By Marie Morelle Sylvain Faye Frédéric Le Marcis
    May 8, 2020
    The coronavirus pandemic is finally initiating a debate on the health and social situation in prisons
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    COVID-19: In northern Nigeria, states scapegoat the usual suspects

    By Hannah Hoechner & Sadisu Idris Salisu
    May 7, 2020
    In their response to the pandemic, state governments have singled out Qur’anic schools not for epidemiological but political reasons. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  ...
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